Bookrest



S. HALEVY Sept. 22, 1925.

BOOKREST Filed April 22, 1925 Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL HALEVY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

."BOOKREST.

Application filed April 22, 1925. Serial No. 24,945.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL HALEVY, a citizen of Turkey, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bookrests, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to improvements in devices for supporting books and the like in position for reading and has as one of its objects to provide an inclinable support, in the nature of an easel, adapted to be placed on any flat level surface and retain a book thereon in an open position.

Another purpose is to produce a support having a hinged shelf foldable between the uprights and also a hinged strut frame capable of similar disposal, whereby the support, as a unit, can be rendered very compact at will. 7

These and other analogous aims are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosue, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention as extended in operative position, a book, shown in broken lines, illustrating its purpose.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a similar view but showing the parts as compactly folded.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates a pair of uprights rigidly connected by cross bars 11, the rear surfaces of which are substantially in plane of the centers of the uprights and constitute a firm frame.

A pair of struts 12 are connected in like manner by cross bars 13 and are engaged to the inner sides of the uprights 10 by a pivot rod 14, the upper end of the struts making contact with the bevelled ends of cleats 15 fixed on the inner sides of the uprights, these struts folding on their pivots against the cross-bars 11 when the device is in a closed or folded position.

Snap catch elements 16, set in the uprights, near their lower ends, engage with mating elements 17 on the struts 12, retaining the struts when folded and it is to be noted that the struts are so proportioned as to be level with the uprights when so held.

Catches 18 may be pivoted to the uprights to engage the struts when folded, to positively hold them in position.

The inner surfaces of the uprights contain recesses 19, widest at their lower straight edges. which are at right angles with the uprights and pivoted in these recesses is a shelf 20 on pins 21, the shelf having at its rear a ledge or guard strip 22 preventing a book placed on the shelf from being displaced, the book resting with its back against the upper bars 1.1. s

A cut out or notch 23 in the struts is provided to clear the shelf when the device is folded, as shown in Figure 3.

A scale 24 may be inscribed on one or both of the uprights, showing the height of a book, or, if the book is relatively narrow, the lines may be distinguished and noted, as in copying. The scale may also be used in place of the ordinary ruler.

It will be understood that changes may well be made in the size and proportion of the parts from those herein indicated, and also in minor details of construction, without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is A 1. A book support comprising two frames hingedly engaged at their upper ends and adapted to fold one within the other, means limiting the angle which said frames can assume when extended, and a shelf pivoted in a recess in the outer frame.

2. A book support comprising a pair of uprights connected rigidly by cross bars and constituting an easel, a strut frame pivoted to the upper extremities of saiduprights to fold therewithin, said uprights having recesses in their inner surfaces, a shelf foldable in the recesses and extending horizontally therebetween, a ledge on the rear edge of said shelf, said strut frame being recessed to clear the shelf, and means to detachably engage the strut frame between said uprights.

3. A book support comprising a pair of uprights connected rigidly by cross bars and constituting an easel, a strut frame pivoiled to the upper extremities of said uprights to fold therewithin, cleats on said upri hts to limit the relative angular action 01- said frame and said uprights said uprights being recessed in their inner surfaces, a shell? feldable in the r eesses and extending horizontally therebetween, a ledge 011 the rear edge off said shelf, said strut frame-being recessed to clear the shelf, and means to detziehably engage the strut fran'ie between said uprights.

In Witness whereof I have ellixed my signature.

SAMUEL HALEVY. 

